Welcome Tradescantia to your garden!

Commonly called 'Spiderwort,' Tradescantia is a tough native plant. This plant comes in white, pink, purple & blues. The one shown is 'Concord Grape.'

Small flowers are 3 petaled and bloom only one day, but there are so many blooms you don't notice! Plant is 'self cleaning' meaning that you don't need to deadhead spent blooms. Foliage is kinda like zigzag daylily leaves. Good plant for edging.

Plant info

-size 15-18 x 15-18"

-flowers - 1.5" across

-full sun to 1/2 shade location

-moisture - average - to above avg. water (especially in full sun)

-bloom time - early to mid summer, blooms for 8 weeks!

-attracts butterflies

-no real insect pests or disease issues

-full hardy to zone 4

-die back - plant may decline late summer if low on water, cut back - keep moist and plant

will re-bound

-easy to dig & divide as plants mature

-plants are related to Wandering Jews, however Spriderworts do not 'wander,' they stay put!

Earthworks will have Concord Grape available in 2012.

(yes, Deb I have featured 2 purple plants in a row, are you checking the yard for space?)